double face

laughs in the hallway, shadows everywhere
my words cut
but the walls talk back too

i pick who falls
i pick who laughs
an invisible game,
a crown made of glass

mirror, the other me
the laugh i lent
hits me from behind
bleeding in the cracks

they say stop
me?
behind them is the only safe place
where no one sees
the emptiness i carry

shadow and light
i hit, i fold
sharp smile, cracked mask
no one really gets it

i walk again in the hallway
hurt to exist
exist to hurt
silence is their world
sarcasm is my armor

i repeat the words
listen to my heart
they fall, me too
but shh
everything is fine